UNSPSC 50321560: Dried ozark gold apples

The variety of apples known as ozark gold apples that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50321560 Dried ozark gold apples is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line within the broader dried-fruit category. State and local governments purchasing under this code buy preserved apple products—specifically dried apples, often in bulk format for institutional food service—as components of larger nutritional programs or commodity distributions. Recent solicitations show minimal direct procurement of dried Ozark gold apples by name; instead, jurisdictions solicit dried fruits as part of consolidated food-service RFPs or ITBs that bundle fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and ancillary items, or they procure fresh apples under broader produce contracts and do not specify the dried variant.

The issuing bodies active in dried-fruit and fresh-produce procurement include school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), correctional facilities (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, County of Santa Clara Department of Correction in California), and state purchasing divisions (State of Georgia, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of TDCJ). School nutrition programs dominate the activity, with most contracts covering July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and serving 6,000 to 30,000 students daily across multiple delivery points. Georgia shows the highest concentration of recent procurement activity, followed by Texas, California, Virginia, Missouri, and Connecticut. The Santa Clara County ITB for dried fruits and nuts (ITBPRCFY260617, due February 5, 2026) is the most directly relevant recent opportunity, calling for dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix on an all-or-none basis for the County's Department of Correction Food Services at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas; the contract spans five years with firm pricing in Year 1 and optional annual increases thereafter. The Douglas County School System RFP for Food Supply and Distribution (PE64810NONST2026000000046, due February 18, 2026) encompasses broader food supply, with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million across 32 schools serving 25,500 students. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products appear in most school nutrition RFPs and IFBs, and jurisdictions typically award to lowest responsive and responsible bidders on a line-item or single-vendor basis, with firm fixed pricing for the full contract term and no fuel surcharges permitted.